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Che WleckIp Gxaminer

~ FEBRUARY 11, 1881.

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NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.

TRA! AND COMMERCE

According to the trade and navigation returns, the total value of Canada’s trade, for 1879-80, was 8174,401,205, as follows Exports, $87,911,458 ; Imports, S86 489, 737

The agyregate trade of the Dominion ex- hibits an increase of trade with Great Brit- tain, over that of 1879, of over $13,018,- 458, and a decrease with that of the United States of $3,207,349. The trade with China and Japan shows an inerease over last year of $420,‘M4

The value of exports of the Dominion exceed those of any year since 1574.

The Report also shows an excess of ex- ports over imports of $1,421,710, and an excess of exports over the value of goods entered for consumption of $6,129,109. Here is a fact never before shown in the history ot

and a half dollars! Let those who prophe-

sied that the National Policy would ruin the trade of the Dominion make a note of this. This is tie first time since Oonfed- |

eration in whic! the balance of trade is in our favour. The total anjount of imports to Prince

Edward Island for last year was $799,287 as | party over and over again, both in and out! the National Policy, |

follows

Great Britain $553,675

our Dominion, the exports ex- | ceeding the imports by nearly a million |

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Isiand, instead of their present salaries, | Via : The Chief Justice ; Two Puisne Judges, each per

$4,000 | Vv ai 8,200 ®. That the following |e the salaries of | the following County Court Judges ; viz: To the Judges of the County Court of the County of York, Ontario ; of District | No, 1, Nova Scotia, and of the County of | St. John ; New Brunswick, each $3,000 To the Judge of the County Court of

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per year

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Fiscal Returns for the Past Seven | Months. Tur fiscal returns for the past seven months, ending 3ist January last, show a total increase in the revenue of Canada, over the revenue of the same period of ast gear of no less than $4,129,158.00. Yet the Grits, till lately, maintained that the new tariff would not yeld as much revenue as the old one.

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each County, Union of Counties, or Dis- | Wood Rates on the Island Railway. |

trict in Ontario, of which the population |

exceeds fifty thousand, $2,000 per year, for the first three years ; $2,400 per year, for the secund three years, and $3,000 per year thereafter. The period of service of a Judge now in office to be counted, but the

incvease of salary not to take effect retro- |

spectively. fo each Junior Judge of a County Court $2,000 per year, for the first three years, and $2,400 per year thereafter. ‘The period of service of a Junior Judge uow in office be counted, but the increase of salary } not to take effect retrospectively. | . That an additional sum not exceeding $100 per year, be allowed to such Judges and Junior Judges of County Courts in | Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswiek and | Prince Edward Island, as may be fixed by the Governor in Council, reference being had to the time oceupied in travelling and the distance travelled. | RECIPROUITY ASKED FOR.

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lt has been stated by the Opposition

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jof Parliament, that instead of tending to bring about a move-

| AvrHoves a reduction in the Railway | freight tariff on many articles has taken | place since the preseut Government ac- leeded to power, a still further reduction | both in freight and passenger rates would, | we believe, prove a great advantage to the | public as well as increase the earnings of | her oad. Special reduce’ rates on wood | were established last winter. Owing to a change of Superintendents, and to the fact 'that no instructions had been given this | winter to the contrary, the present Super- | intendent, under these circumstances, ad- ‘opted the regular freight tariff on wood. | As soon as the matter was brought to the | notice of the Island (Dominion) members, | they waited upon the Minister of Railways, | who at once directed that the special wood lrates of last season should be re-estab llished. Thus the wood tariff grievance

has been removed.

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Exports for January 1881.

Mr. Lyprarp reports the following

| statistics for the month of January, 1881 : |

United States 201,341 | ment in favor of Reciprecity on the part of Export of Fish (principally mackerel) §$ 6,739 France ‘ die a 458 | the Americans, would have a direetly op- | + oe - . - i Holland Nien 25| posite effect. The Liberal Conservative - Potatoes, - “a Spain . 754 | party hold that if Reciprocal Free Trade is «Miscellaneous, oe oan Portugal 7 to be ebtained with the United States, ™ Ships, (sold abroad) ' 490 British West Ip. lies 33,442 | Canadians must, while they declare their . Eggs, : , lala Spanish West In lies 4,342 willingness to reciprocate, assert their | $28,247 St. Pierre ~.. | rights, As soon as the Americans are Per ntiws Newfoundland 3,529 willing to give fair play to the Dominion a | Total s 793,957 Government, as aflirmed in the Resolutions | Cash receipts at Custom House, of the present Finance Minister in submit- January, 1881, fi ? $6, 941,56 EXPORTS. ting the National Policy, is willing to meet January 1880, 5,725.18

The amount of exports for the year, was as follows

Great Britain... ....«.- + «ee eeeeee 3,058 United GOnGes.. .. «cose ss seevess 371,783 . . aces csscnsaeeewns 98,542 British West In: ies 55,251 St. Pierre 6,627 France 315,277 Norway 25, 008 Greece 7,00C Australia 6,00U Japan 5,700

Total . $1,734,533

Thus showing an excess of Exports over Imports of $935,546.

Comparing the year 1880 with that of 1873 we have Amount ef Imports for 1878. . . .81,293,225 Amount of Exports 1,700. 752

This shews the excess of exports of 1880 over exports of 1878 to be $36,781, and the excess of imports for 1878 over 1330 amounts te #493,938. The falling off in the imports is accounted for by the fact that the merchants and traders of P. E. Island, since the introduction of the National Policy, deal more extensively with the Upper Provinces. The amount of exports from the Island to Great Britain is eonsiderably les: than in 1878 ; but this is move than made up by the increased trade with France. From nothing in 1878, the exports from FP. E. Island to France amounts in 1390 to $315,277. It is worthy of note that Islanders have failed in find- ing as remuverstive a market for their prodace in Free Trade England as in Pro- tectionist France. ment is negotiating with the French Gev- ernment with the view of having Canadien ships entered on the same footing as British ships. ‘he Dominion Government hasestablished ar agency in Franee with this and other desirable objects in view, and it is hoped that an arrangement will be made shat will be highly advantageous to Cana- dian shipowners, and eventually lead to farther Trade concessions of great import- ance to the people of Prince Edward Island.

SHIPPING RETURNS.

As evideuce tha. the National Policy, in- stead of injuriny the shipping interests as the Opposition predicted, the public records shew that in thin as well as other matvers, thera dolefsl prophetic utterances have miserably failed. Compare the returns for 1878 and 1880. In 1878 the number of

836

vessels entered ic wards from sea was 8,836, |

earrying $47,308 tons freight and emploey- ing as crews 106,200 men. In number of vessels entered from 9,307, carrying

112,525.

sea was

IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

the total mumber of vessels that arrived |

and departed ia 1878 (not including coast- ing vessels) was 630, with crews to the number of 5 923 men. In 1880 the number of vessels that arrived and departed was 651, and crews 6,00t:nen. An increase both in the number of vessels and men employed, proves conclusively that the better times, which the National Policy so largely assist- ed in introducing, is seen in the shipping industries as wel asin other branches of trade COD WEATHER.

The weather extremely eold, the thermometer ranging every night froin 15 to 20 degrees below zero. On Tuesday night the toll-gate keeper on Bauk street had his cheeks and nose frozen in bed. This shows both the character of hs» dwelling as well as the severity of the weather. So far there has

not been a single thaw since winter set in. |

INSOLVENT ACT. Mr. McCuaig titled ‘‘An Act to Amend the Insolvent Act of 1875, and Amending Acts.” It will be remembered that the original Bankrupt Law of 1875 gave power to Judges to dis- charge all Inselvents against whom no fraud could be proven. That clause was repealed in so for that a judge could not grant a discharge unless the [nsolvent paid 50 cents on tle dollar. The present Act is intended to revive the clause referred to and is to apply only to proceedings under the Insolvent Act of 1875 and amendments, and only in cases where the estate of an Insolvent has been vested in an official Assignee before the repeal of the Insolvent Act in 1880. Judging by the present temper of the House in reference to the Insolvent Laws, tis highly probable that Mr. McCuaig’s Bill will get the three monthe’ hoist. MR. DALTON M’CARTHY

has iatroduced » bill to amend the Law respecting erimiual procedure. The Bill provides when and how judgment upon a trial for felony or misdemeanor, upon a record of a Superior Court, may be pro- nounced and enfcrced.

SOURIS WEST.

Dr. Muttart has placed a notice on the

paper, asking for copies of all correspon- |

dence and reporis of engineers, in relation to the construction of a breakwater and breastwork at Souris West, in Kings County, Prince “dward Island.

>Gw ROUTE. The new route which the Eastern Rail-

The present Govern. |

1880 the |

820,346 tons freight, crews, |

for the past week has been |

1as introduced a Bill en- |

| them half way. The result of the policy of the present Government is already begin- | ning to show itself as follows : A MBMORIAL, fifty feet in length, signed by 1,200 or more business men ef Boston, urging a decision on the joint resolution reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on the 28th April, 1880, for the appoint- ment of Commissioners on reciproeal trade between the United States and Canada, is j}about to be sent to Washington by the | Boston Board of Trade. Reciprocity with the United States, in the natural products of the soil, would be specially advantageous to the people of the Maritime Provinces and the New England States. As long as the Americans had the trade all their own way, they treated with indifference, if not with downright eontemps, all proposals looking to reciprocal trade relations. Now, however, when they see that Canadians, | however anxious for Reciprocity, are able | to live without them as long as they refuse | to deal fairly, Boston merchants and others | are beginning to move in the direction of | Reciprocity. LAST DAY OF PACIFIC House met at 3 p. m.

RAILWAY DEBATE. After prayers,

| routine, presenting petitions, introduction |

| of Bills, ete., Sir Charles Tupper moved | the third reading of the Pacific Railway

Bill. Mr. Blake moved an amendment re- | garding the issue of bonds by the Syndicate,

which was lost on a division. Mr. | Bunster moved that the Railway from | Esquimault to Nanaimo shall be commenced as soon as possible and finished with all | possible despatch. Members were called

in, and a vote taken which showed the fol- | lowing result: Yeas, 1; Nays, 176.

The proposed Vaucouver Island Railway | had only Mr. Bunster himself to support | it, although during the Mackenzie Admin- | istration the entire Reform party voted for | its eonstruction; and Mr. Mackenzie sent a | large quantity of his celebrated steel rails

| to that Island preparatory to the work. |

Mr. Mills moved another amendment, and | Mr. Charlton made another speech, and | Mr. Plamb followed suite. He (Mr. | Plumb) spoke at eonsiderable length. re- | ferring to the new Syndicate, and cendenin- | ing it as a bogus affair. The little bantling jhad been brought out by followers of | gentlemen opposite. Mr. Gien was the } Batsy Prig of the occasion and Mr. Charl-

ton the Sairey Gamp. The infant had been | displayed to the admiring gaze of the House, and no ene could doubt its pater- nity. It only required the spectacles (Mr. Blake’s) to make its identity complete. But the parent, after introducing it, sud- denly became kard-hearted, and finally put it in the basket of a foundling hospital. He ridiculed the claims of the Opposition | that they represented the public sentiment of the country; and also their prophecies as to what was gofng te take place at the next general election, viz: that they would be returned to power. He eendemned their petitions as frauds,showing the whele- | sale manner in which the P. E. Island petition had been manufactured by the followers of the ‘‘ pairty of purity” in that Province.

Mr. Pope (Queen’s, P. E. I.) spoke next. He drew the attention of the House te the | P. BR. L. Petition, presented a few days j}ago by Mr. Anglin. He exhibited the petition to the Heuse, pointing out, as he | unfolded it, that there was a large number } of duplicates and whole sheets filled with |one hand writing. He condemned it as | utterly unreliable, and repudiated the idea | that it represented the sentiment of P. E.

Islanders. He then went on to speak of | the general question, making a good prac- tical speech, on the conclusion of which he was loudly applauded.

For a few moments,

MR. YEO SPOKE.

He defended the Petition, stating thatin | Prince Edward Island it was customary at ; meetings for the Secretary to sign the | names of half or three-fourths of those in | attendance. Ata meeting he attended in ; his constituency that was the course pur- | sued there. | Mr. McDonald (King’s, P. E. 1.) denied | emphatically the statements made by the | member for Prince (Mr. Yeo) as to the | state of public feeling on the Island. The | hon. member might gpeak for his own eon- | stitueney ; but he had no right to include | King’s County in the statement which he

made to this House. He characterized Mr. | Yeo’s statement in regard to tho signing of petitions by the Secretary of meetings as an insult to the intelligent electors of P. Island ; and as to the other statement | made by the hon. member for Prince, to

the effect that the entire population of that | Province were opposed te the present con- | tract, he believed it to be as impertinent as it was incorrect.

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| Emigration from P. E. Island.

| In a recent speesh in the House af Com- }mons, Mr. Hackett is reported to have _ said :

| ‘** The members of the Opposition tried | tomake it appear thet there was a dread- _ful exodus from Prince Edward Island, _and they were most industrious in colleet- | ing information in order to sustain their ‘arguments. (Hear, hear.) He had known

way Company is now constructing between | people who during the last year had sold Montreal and St. John, is one of more valuable properties, and had left Prince than ordinary importaned to the people of | Edward Island, but they went to join the Maritime P-ovinces, inasmueh as the | friends who had been driven from the distance betwee: these two cities will be | country dyring the Mackenzie Administra- reduced about 5/0 miles, By the present) Hon, and who, naying prospered, had in- cirenitous route vy Grand Trunk Wailway | dueed others to follow their example. It the distance is alout 800 miles. By con- Was neither the National Poliey nor the structing 136 mes as aconnecting link, hard times that had caused these depart- and taking adva. tage of existing lines, the ures. (Hear, heer.) He had known young distance will be only 270 miles. The new, men who had thrown up positions worth route will go by way of Sherbrooke, Ban- | $40 a month and had gone to Colorado gor, and thence Ly the European and North | mining, but no doubt many would return. American Road. | it was unquestionable that whether people | travelled on business or pleasure and

JUDGIS SALARIES, a oa os . | ¢erossed the border they were put down Mr. McDonald, Pictou, has given notice | 44 jmmigrants. He had been on the

that he wili move on Wednesday next (tc- steamers mentioned during the last season day) for s Committee of the whole to con- and he had not seen the lerge numbers sider the followin, Resolutions ;— which had been represented ; and at the

1. That the fo\lowing be the salar of | same time he was confident that his wife, the Uhief Justice and Puisne Judges of children and himself had been entered as the Supreme Court of Prince ward | immigrants, (Hear, hear.)

Ottawa.

do do $1,216.38

| Excess for 1881, - . : |

Cash receipts for half year ending Bist. Dee. 1880 . do. for same 1879

$134,208.08 97,650. 90

$36,527.15

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| Excess for half year of ’80

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Exports of Farm Produce.

Iv was predieted by the Grits that the | National Policy would injure or ruin the ‘export trade of the farmer. Let us see ‘how this prediction has been verified.

| Here are the figures :— EXPORTS @F FARM PRODUCE FOR TWO YEARS, 1879.

CANADIAN

1880.

Animals and their pro- duce . _. $14,737,393 $18.504,000 Agricultural produce. 25,970,887 32,287,123

$40,703,280 $50,791,128 $40,708,280

i nis Sela $10,082,818 Before going any further, let us correct this table by limiting it to exports which are the produce of Oanada. Goods which merely pass through our hands should not be ineluded. We resch, then, the follow- ing :— EXPORTS FOR TWO YRARS OF FARM PRODUCTS OF CANADIAN €ROWTH,

1879. 1880. Animals and their pro- Sees os ed $14, 100.604 $17,607,577 Agricultural produce. 19,628,464 22,394,328 Total........33,729,068 $39,961,995 Increase cae 36, 172,837

Suspension of the Irish Members.

EXTRAORDINARY SCENES IN THE COMMONS

OF ENGLAND,

On the 3rd inst.,as soon as the news of the arrest of Davitt was made known in the House of Commons, which was in session, a scene of excitement ensued. The Home Rulers clustered together, and discussed the arrest with the great interest they felt, visible in theirlooks and gestures. The action of the Government was evidently surprise te them, and they were at a loss what todo orsay. Presently Mr. Parnell rose, and, although his speech is usually measured and cool, demanded, in trem bling tones, of the Home Socretary, if it | were true that Davitt had been arrested, as | reported, and deprived of his ticket-of- leave ?

Sir William Verpon Harcourt, in reply, said it was true, and the reason which jus tified the Government in arresting him was that for some time past Davyitt’s conduct had been incompatible with the gondition of his ticket-of-leave.

Mr. Parnell at once demanded to know the eondition of the ticket-of-leave the Government accused Davitt of having broken ?

To this question the Home Secretary refused to return any reply.

Upon this the smouldering excitement broke out afresh in the House, and it is safe to say that never inthe history of Parlia- ment has such a scene been witnessed. Personalities flew thick and faet, and the Speaker was totally unable to preserve order.

When quiet had to a degree been re- stored, Mr. Gladstone rgse to meve his resolution for the second reading of the Coercion Bill

Mr. Dilion, Home Ruler, arose and in- terrupted the Premier with a sharp com- ment upon the attitude of the Government, and was told by the Speaker to resume his seat. This Mr. Dillon refused to do, but persisted in finishing his remarks.

A motion to suspend Mr. Dillen from the privileges of the Honse immediately follow- ed, and was carried by a vote, on divisisn, of 395 for, to 52 against. The Speaker then requested Mr. Dillon to leaye the House, but he positively refused to stir from his seat. A scene of great excitement ensued, which culminated in the forcible re- moval of Mr. Dillon by the Sergeant-at- Arms with sixassistants. As the Sergeant- at-Arms was proceeding to lay hands upen him Dillon said, in a loud voice that he would submit to force and force only, and as he walked out in eastody, Irish members shouted, ‘‘ Shame,” ‘‘ Shame.”

After the Dillon affair had ended the House receesived Mr. Gladstone with loud cheers, as the latter renewed his speech on his motion on the bill.

Mr. Parnell arose and insisted that Mr. Gladstone be no longer heard.

The Speaker called attention to the fact that Parnell was defying the House, and ordered him ta resuiae his seat.

Mr. Parnell, followed the example of Mr. Dillon, refused to do so.

Mr. Gladstone moved that he be suspend- ed. ‘The division was carried or a division of the house, by a vote ef 405 to 7, a num- ber of Home Rulers, being out at the time.

Mr. Parnell was then arrested, and re- moved amid a scene of unparalleled ex- citement. The picture, as Diliun and Par- nell were bustled down the aisle of the House towards the door, with as many men as could walk on each side, was a comical as well as suygestive one. The House was on its feet to a man, shouting, protesting, and gesticulating, according to the various feelings of the members.

The Home Rulers then, one after another persisted in defying the Speaker's authority.

A body of police was called into the House at this stage of the proceedings, and stood ready to expel them all. The entire Parneilite Selogatial was then put cut by the police.

A Havrrsx Winter Port delegation is in Sir Hugh Allan, (of the Allan Line) and Messrs. Hickson and Pottinger, Managers of the Grand Trunk and Intercolonial. Rail- Railways, arealso there. They have béen con- sulting with Sir Charles Tupper.

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MECHANICS’ MEETING.

PACKED — AN ENTHUSIASTIC EKLOQUENT SPEECHES BY HON’, FULL, EBSQ , Db.

MARKET HALL AUDIENCE D. FERGUSON, GO. BE. QUHARSON, ESQ., M. P. P., ALEX. NON, PROF, FLETCHER AND JAS. EsqQ., C. €.---STRONG RESOLUTIONS-- SCRIPTIONS OPENED.

mechanics on

M KIN- BYRNE, sUB-

THE meeting of last

| Monday evening was one of the largest

ever held in the eity. It was attended by men of afl classes and creeds, and by polt- ticians of all parties. Among tke audi- ence we were pleased to notices the Hon. G. W. DeBlois and Hon Neil McLeod, representatives for t, ty, who attended with a view of ascertaining the opinions of the citizens regarding the proposed law for protecting trades within the city limits. The proceedings of the meeting were very enthusiastic. All present seem- ed interested in the result; and the sym- pathy expressed for the men who are assert- ing not only their ewn rights, but also the rights of all other mechanics doing busi- ness in the city, was deep and sincere.

At eight o'clock Mayor Dawson explained the object of the meeting—which was “ to consider the propriety of taking seme action with reference to the mannfacturing indus- tries of Charlottetown, which appear to have been jeopardized by recent decisions in our courts of law.” He then stated that his presence was required at snother meet- ing in the city, and asked the meeting to appoint a chairman. On motion, Hon. H. J. Callbeck, was appointed to the chair, and Mr. Patrick McQuaid was appointed Sec- retary. (We may here state that owing to the arrival of mails, aud the consequent press on our columns we are unable to yive space toa full report of the proceedings.)

How. D. Ferevson, Provincial Secre- tary, being called to the platform, moved the follewing resolution:

Whereas, The recent decisions of the Courts of Law in the case of Alley vs. Duche- min Bros. is likely to prove prejadicial to to the manufacturing interests of Charlotte- town, inasmuch as any manufacturer is liable to have his machinery stopped at the instance of any private citizen who may imagine him- self annoyed by its operation, —

Therefore Resolved, That it is necessary to have a law enacted which will protect mechanies in their rights, thus enabling them to prosecute their business without tear of molestation.

In moving this resolution he said it would not be understood that the resolution reflected in any way upon the decision of the Court. The decision must be assumed to be right until set aside by a higher tribunal. Taking this view of the case, it only shewed the necessity of an amendment tothe Law. The inadequacy or injustice in the law was no fault of the Bench. He doubted if all the laws of Great Britain against witchcraft were ever thoreughly repealed, and was not sure if some person was prepared to frame the necessary affi davits, some old ladies might find it dif ficult to eacape punishment for witchcraft. (Laughter). The importance of manufac- tures could scarcely be overrated. No country could become really wealthy if it contained mere prodecers of raw material. Other cities were doing all they could to encourage the skill and capital of other places to come among them ;—instanced, Brantford. The Island had often been called ‘‘ sleepy hollow.” As far as many of our citizens were concerned, the title was well deserved. There were some people amongst us, almost as bad as the Sybarites of old, who eaused all the cocks in the cityto be decapitated to” prevent their morning slumber from being dis- turbed To find a parallel fur the Alley-Duchemin case we would have to yo back about 3,000 years. The old King of Samaria said to one of his subjeets, give me thy vineyard that I may have it for agarden of herbs and I will give thee a better vine- yard for it, or if it seems good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. The answer which the Jezreelite gave to the old King was the same anawer which the Duehemin Bros. gave to Mr. Alley. ‘* The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritence of my fathers unto thee.” The King was sorely displeased at the obstinacy ef Nahoth just as Mr. Alley com- plained becanse the Duchemin Bros. would not accept his interpretatic n of the Golden Rule. There were advisers in both cases. There was an injunction placed on Nabeth. He was stoned to death. (Langhter.) He hoped Mr. Alley was not a stranger to Ahab’s remorse. The Duchemin Bros. were fighting the battle of every artizan and manufacturer in the Province. They were ‘“Sthe village Hampden’s, who with dauntless breast, the little tyrant of their fields withstood,” and deserved the syin- pathy all classes in the community.

GroRGE E. FULL seconded the resolution. He reierred to the tlourishing trade carried on by this Province with Great Britain aud with the United States ten years ago ; of the shipbuilding industry of that time ; and the low tariff. He contrasted our trade with Great Britain ten years ago with the trade of the present, showing the latter to be unprofitable. Ship building had, since then declined, and we have now a very high tariff. He thonght a revolution was necessary in the trade of this Island.

Instead of exporting our wool and hides, we shonld manufacture cloth and leather. He chowed the advantage of

growiug beets instead of cats (i. ¢., the beets would yield the farmer $80.00 an acre agaivet $15 per acre for oats), and said that instead of importing our sugar we should be supplying the heart of Canada with it. All factory operations make nojse, vibration and un- pleasantness; and, under existing circum. stances, no sane inan would start a mauufac- tory in this city. He would net have his machinery set up until some obnoxious neigh- bor might place an injanction upon it. Mr. Full then referred to the benefits of a manu- factory to a city, showing them to be tenfold greater than those of a private citizen with a nice brick house and a large income. He asked the audience to choose between the two. After referring to tho decision of Judge Peters, the Metropolitan Building Act of Lon don, the bonus granted to manufacturers by the Maine Legislature, Mr. Full took his seat amid loud applause.

The Resolution was carrie i unanimously.

D. Farquuanrson, Esq., M. P. P., took the platform and moved the. following resolution :—

Resolved, That a committtee ef five citizens be appointed with the view of framing such a Bil! to be submitted to the Legislature at the are session of Parliament, aod that the city representatives of that body be res- pectfully requested to co-operate with them.

In moving this resolution Mr. Farquharson referred to the debt of the city and said that unless citizens had unity and a will to encour- age manufacturing they would never be able to liquidate the present debt of the corpora- tion, Our best men are leaving the coun- try, and it requires but a small effort on our part to keep them in _ it. The effort should be to pass a law to protect manufacturers carrying on business within the city limits. A law like this would not meet with opposition in our legis!ature. The leyis- Jature by passing snch a law would be benefit- ting the country, and keeping our best mecha- nics frem geing abroad, and he believed they would have the sympathy of nine-tenths of the people of this province. He believed that the case of Alley vs. Duchemin Bros., should be carried to the Supreme Court to see whether or not Judge Peters’ decision was correct. Mr. Farquharson, after a strong appeal for aid to tess the case, concluded his speech amid loud applause.

+ ALEXANDER McKinnon, Esq., seconded the resolution. He was proud to see that the sympathy of the citizens was not with the abettors of Mr. Thomas Alley, in his lawsuit against the Duchemip Bros. He briefly stated the facts of this suit, 2ud remarked that he never beard of such a case before in any country. Yet there might have been such a case; but he would like to see the pile of dusty and musty eld lay haoks qut of which the law was now taken. (Laughter.}) He be- lieved the law was superceded years ago by one more clear and just. If not, where would London and Manchester be to-day? Mr. McKinnen urged the citizens to back up the Duchemin Bros., in having the case tested in the highest ceurts, because, if the case was lost the manufactories of the city was lost with it. He then referred to the benefits citizeus and cities derived from factories, and stated that although we had but few factories here, the handsome sum of $50,000 had beea paid for wages within the past year, Mr,

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McKinnon, after a few remarks on the injus- tice of the existing law to manufactures, closed

| his tine speech and was loudly applauded.

The resolution was then put and carrie¢ | unanimously. The following gentlemen com- pose the Committee: — Messrs. Alex. MecKin- non, James Byrne, John Newson George Full and Ww, Boyle.

James H. Friercuer, Esg., Editor of the Argus then moved the following resolution—

Whereas, The case of the Messrs. Duchemin Bros, demands the sympathy of the entire com unity, inasmuch as they have been forced into expensive litigation, their factory closed for ever two years, thus depriving them of the means of a livelihood and the funds necessary to carry their case to a high- er Court,

And Whereas, It is necessary to ask the public, on their behalf, for such assis’ ance as may be required to carry their case further or relieve them by legislative enactment, and to support themselves and families during its prosecution,— ee :

Therefore Resolved, Thata subscription list be now opened for that purpose; and a com mittee, with power to add to their numbers, be eppointed to solicit such aid.

Mr. Fletcher said the Duchemin Bros. de- serve our sympathy because they they have been deprived of their only way of making a living, because they bad fought the battle for all, and only for them we would not know our danger. He referred to what this city wanted to have in the way of manufactories. “We want to see the teur taken from the cheek of unpaid labor converted inte steam, and turning with tireless arm the wheels of toil; and those who cannot stand the racket inust only yet out of the way.”” He spoke of the advantagesof P, KE. Island as a manufactur- ing Province, and said while the country were working bard to encourage industry on every side, one of the best factorica in the city was closed up. He urged the citizens to test the case of Duchemin bros. ‘If decision is law,” he said, ‘“‘we ought to knowit. If one firm be slain let it be the only sacrifice.” He then appealed on behalf of the Duchemin families, showing, in most feeling language, how they had been reduced to poverty by litigation, and said: ‘*‘Gentlemen, it is our duty to see that those two families shall be placed iu a position where they can give their chil- dren a chanee in the great race of life, and we can feel when we come to our dying beds that we did something to alleviate human suffer- ing—something to raise our fellow men up— and to snatch them from the clutches of a ruthless and unrelenting tyranny. Mr. Fletcher closed by exherting the citizens to do all in their power to help the Messrs. Duchemin, and thus foster industry in the city.

James Brune, Esq, C. C., seconded the resolution. He dealt with the meaning of an injunction, and said he believed it to be some- thing that would in a short time reduce a city to a howling wilderness. He referred to the impertance of manufactorics to the country, and gave figures showing their great benefit to the city. He referred to the leading cities of Kuropeand the United States, where the noisi- est factories stood side by aide with the most beautiful private residences, and asked would it not be better to see a few manufactories in this city than to have gentlemen walking leisurely about with white coats and grey beavers? He believed that inducements should be held out by the city to manufac- turers, and if it could not give bonuses let it exempt manufacturers—employing a_ cer- tain number of hands—from taxation, But as the matter now stands we cannot make a move in this direction. Because the manufacturers might “be stopped by the Court of Chancery. We want a clear statute, defining the rights of the mannfac- turer to work within the city limits, and until we get that it is useless to talk about offering inducements. He asked the citizens not to let the matter drop. If they worked faith- fully iu this cause the day was not far distant when manufacturers would get their just rights.

The resolution was earried amid cheers, and the following committee was appointed :— Messrs. H. B. Smith, M. P. Hogan, Paul Lea, Thomas McLean and Mark Butcher.

Subscription lists were immediately opened and a handsome amount subscribed.

A vote of thanks wes tendered the Chair man, and the meeting adjourned.

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BSDALE FOUNDRY. McKinnon & McLean, Proprietors.

EXTENSIVE MANUFACTURE or ENGINSS, BOILBES, ROTARY SAW MILLS, THRKESH- ING MACHINES, HARROWS, PLOUGHS, PRESSES, ETC.—A LIVB FIRM—-A GEN- VINE HUM.

Espare Fouxpry is situated in the West End of the City. It is well worthy of a visit from any one wishing to hear a gen- vine ‘‘hum.” Itis the largest establish-

ment of the kind in the Province, and is, in every sense of the ; phrase, ‘‘a growing industry.” Its pro-

| prietors- -Messrs. McKinnon & McLean— | are two yeung, energetic mechanics. Since | they commenced work here they have suc- ceeded beyond expectation, and this anuccess is mainly due te their evergy aud industry. That the public may ferm an idea of the growth of their business since 1872, we

foundry from Mr. Reardon they had but tive hands at work, and each month turned out,on an average, only $200 worth of work. Now, they employ thirty-four hands, and turn out work worth, on an average, $2,- 000 per month. That their business is still growing may be judged from the fact that the premises which they oceupy are not suthicientiy Jarge to enable them to perform the work for which there ina demand, and they are making preparation to erect a large brick feundry, which will be com- menced early in the spring.

The work performed by the firm is pro- nounced to be first class, and is said to give general satisfaction. [t chiefly consists in the manufacture of steam engines, steam boilers, rotary saw mills, shingle mills, farming implements and lobsier factory fittings. During the past six months, the firm have tarned out a number of rotary saw mills, shingle mills and one steam engine ; but the principal work now is on engines, boilers and lobster factory fittings.

The buildings composing the Foundry are four in number, viz: A machine shop, boiler shop, foundry, forge, and general warehouse and coal shed.

THE MACHINE SHOP.

On our visit to the Foundry on Satur- day we were kindly shown throrgh the works by Mr. Alex. McKinnon, the senior member of the firm. The machine shop was first visited. It is a building three storeys high, fifty feet long by forty feet broad. The shop is fitted up with engines, lathes, verticle drills, pianmers, screw-cutters, emory wheels and all machinery necessary for afiratelass machine shop. Eight men are constantly employed in this gepartment; and on our visit they were engaged at the manufacture of a steam engine, and lobster factory fittipgs—presses, dies, shears, etc. We might here state that the steam engine in progress is one of twenty horse power,

which will replace the one now in use in St. Peter's Bay starch fae- tory, it being of insufficient power

to drive the Stareh Factory machinery. The second story of the shop is used for fit- ting up agricultural implements—the wood- work of which is mads in the second story vf the boiler skop—and the third story of the shop is used as a repository for mould- ers patterns, which are there in abundanee. As we passed into the